NOTW & Blog Challenge Updates

I finally got off my lazy ass and painted my nails for the first time in about...3 months? Maybe longer...it was a lot easier since my nails have grown pretty long now, even though I have no idea why since they usually break off immediately. Isn't this color absolutely gorgeous? The pictures don't do it justice, it truly is a beautiful color and perfect for the season change. This polish goes on really easily too and dries quickly...love it! (Ew, please ignore my dry skin, I just got out of the shower)

Contest Closed & Random FOTD's and NOTW's

Hi everyone, I'm back! Well, for now at least, my bf managed to somehow get my computer working again, but it's still acting up so I don't know how long it'll last. Pray for me :P

So my summer giveaway is officially closed, there are so many entries I can't even begin to count....so please bear with me as I tally them up. Thank you to everyone who participated and welcome to all my new followers! I am hoping to have the winner announced sometime this week so keep checking back.

As for the problems in my previous post, they have cleared up substantially now and luckily I haven't started peeling yet and it doesn't seem likely that I will-yay! Although it is kinda fun to peel your sunburned skin off....ew I know that's gross but admit it, you do it too :P

Urban Decay + Some Other Haulage

As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to visit my twin sister this weekend. Being the generous sister that she is, she surprised me by handing me a gift bag from Urban Decay! Inside was a gift set called the Show Pony Palette (or something like that!), which came with a palette of six eyeshadows, a mini 24/7 eyeliner in Zero, and a mini bottle of the original Primer Potion. She also included a berry colored lipstick called Vinyl.

The packaging is so cool! And the shadows are awesome, they are super pretty and pigmented and glide on easily. I've been wanting to try the eyeliner and the original primer potion for awhile now, so I'm happy they were included in this set! I'm somewhat new to Urban Decay, so I'm not sure when this came out.

NOTW, Blog Award, &YouTube Question

I must be on a roll, this is the second NOTW I've posted within a week? Let's see how long I can actually keep it up though :P

I loove this color! This is by Sinful Colors and I can't think of the name right now but I'm too lazy to go check :P I got it at Walgreens, they have a great selection of colors and they are only $1.99

Here's a little better picture, you can somewhat see the subtle gold shimmer in it. I like this color because it's not too pastel-y for me

So the adorable Vanessa gave me another blog award! She is soo sweet, she's always thinking of me :) I think she also gave me my first one as well?  Anyways, she has a great blog, has lots of great info about circle lenses and other stuff, be sure to check it out! Thanks Vanessa!

The rules for this tag are:

1. Just tag three people/bloggers [tell them that you did]
2. Post why you consider them "SWEET"
3. Link back to the person who gave it to you

The bloggers I choose to tag are (in random order):

Sophia: I can't actually remember how we started chatting, but she is such a sweet girl and I'm so glad that we have become friends! Her blog is so cute and I love how she loves everything pink and kawaii (so do I!). She makes her own jewelry and donates the proceeds to charity-how SWEET is that? We are planning a meetup IRL soon because we actually live very close to each other, I can't wait! :) Check out her blog!

Nikki: Another girl that I am so glad to have met! She has the coolest style and her makeup skills are awesome! She just redid her layout on her blog too, it's looks so great! She is always having great giveaways and her latest one bumped her up from 150 follows to almost 400!  We are also planning on meeting IRL along with Sophia! Be sure to stop by her blog and also check out her Project Love Note Giveaway!

and last but not least...

Angie: I am still getting to know Angie but she is super sweet and always comments on my posts! Her blog is adorable and I love her pictures, especially her goofy ones! She has a great sense of style too! Be sure to give her blog some love!

That's it for now, I have another quick haul post coming up (I know, I know, it seems like that's all I've been doing lately! But I'll explain later)

Before I go, I just had a quick question: as I mentioned in my other recent posts, I am in the process of making more videos for product reviews, tutorials, etc, and I was just wondering, when you watch tutorials on YouTube, do you prefer when they are talking and explaining the steps, or when they just play music and list the steps on the bottom of the screen? I would do voiceovers, but I don't have a microphone...please let me know! I actually just finished one and will be uploading it soon.

Good night!

NOTW: Etude House

Here is just a quick nail post, it's been forever since I've actually done anything with my nails. I couldn't sleep last night and painted them at like 5am. ( I didn't go to bed until 7am!)  I know, I'm crazy!

Love this color! It's from Etude House, I don't know if it has a name, I couldn't find one. My sister sent it to me awhile ago from Korea in her love package. It's so pretty and sparkly and works great over my pink NYC polish which has kind of dried up a bit, so by adding the sparkle on top you can't even tell.

Haha, and just for laughs, you can tell how tired I was when I was painting them

I somehow managed to skip an entire nail! Not only did I not paint it, but I how did I not remember to remove the old polish? That is what a lack of sleep will do to ya :P

Hope everyone's weekends were great! Now back to the daily Monday grind :P

NOTW: Dark Navy

Sorry for the messy nails, I took the picture before I cleaned up the excess polish, I don't know why :P It's funny because the first time I wore this polish I didn't really like it, but I decided to give it another try, and now I love it! Weird, I know :P Oh, this is by e.l.f. and the name is Dark Navy, real creative huh? I actually thought it was lighter, but it's actually a very dark blue, sometimes it looks black. I did have to apply a couple layers though, and this polish doesn't go on as smoothly as most polishes, but once you apply a top coat it kind of evens it all out. It's actually kind of matte until you add a topcoat, which would be fine if it went on smoother. But I can't complain because I got a set of 3 polishes for like $3.00 so at least I didn't break the bank on this :)

p.s. I'm not very good with my nails, I am so lazy when it comes to taking care of them, so I will probably never have good looking nails, but just thought I'd share the polish with you :)

NOTW: N.Y.C Nailpolish in Times Square Tangerine Cream Repost

I don't know what happened, but for some reason this was in my draft folder, even though I had posted it a long time ago....so anyways, I guess you guys get to look at it again!

 

Ew, sorry for the gross cuticles! Anyways, for some reason I thought this color was more coral than orange, but now as I'm wearing it, the color definitely looks orange to me. But I still like it, and even thought it is cheap nailpolish, it actually holds up pretty well. I've been wearing it for about three days now and I've only got one small chip so far. It's definitely lasting longer than the e.l.f. polish I bought, and it goes on a lot smoother too.

What do you think of the color?

 

NOTW: N.Y.C. Polyester Pink Creme

Omg, I am in love with this color! It's so cutesy looking, it reminds me of candy or cotton candy. My only complaint is the formula. I use N.Y.C nail polishes all the  time and I never really have a problem with the formula going on evenly, but for some reason this one would not go on evenly at all! I have about five coats on my nails, plus two coats of clear polish to even out the color more. N.Y.C. polishes are cheaper polishes, so I guess I can't really expect too much. I still like it though. What do you guys think? Oh, and please pay no attention to my horrible cuticles, I am pretty lazy when it comes to my nails and hardly ever take care of them, in fact I usually wait until the polish is all chipped off before I paint them again :P